Hi, guys, my name is Trinity, and I am here with Animal Care,
and I will be going over the three best lizards for beginner reptile keepers.
First, here I have the leopard gecko,
and this is a sand species,
so they're a little easier to take care of because you don't have to worry about misting.
They stay within 6 to 10 inches their entire lives, and they live up to 20 to...
some live a little bit longer than 20 years,
so these guys will actually stay with you for quite a long time.
These guys are really super easy to take care of because they are just super gentle.
I mean, look how calm this guy is!
So since they stay so small, they don't need a bigger big enclosure like a bearded dragon.
So with these guys, you don't need to worry about humidity issues as much,
but you do need to feed them insects.
You are going to have to feed them insects, and they don't eat Repashy.
These guys have a heat requirement of between 70° and 95°,
so they will need a heat source in their tank enclosure.
They also need a humidity hide,
but you don't need to spray that as often as you would a crested gecko or anything like that.
So my second reptile... lizard is going to be a crested gecko.
These guys are really really awesome.
They stay between 7 and 10 inches. This is an adult right here.
So these guys like to stay between upper 70s and the lower 80s in temperature,
so you usually don't need a heat source for these guys if they are in a warmer environment.
If you keep your house warmer between, you know,
70 and 80ish, then they should not need a heat source at all.
So really all they need is humidity,
and you can feed them insects, but they prefer Repashy,
and you could honestly substitute the
repashy---or, the insects with the Insectivore Repashy that we have.
And they are super docile. I mean, you see this guy. He is just chilling here.
He's not doing a single thing.
He's just looking around to see places he can jump on.
So these guys live between 15 and 20 years just like the leopard gecko,
and I think that is really awesome because you get to have a lot more time with them.
So these guys stay smaller. As you can see, he fits right in my hand,
and that basically means that he doesn't need
as big of an enclosure as a bearded dragon, some may say.
All righty, so here I have a bearded dragon. This is a fancy one.
She's a translucent.
These guys live from 8 to 15 years.
So not quite as long as the crested gecko or the leopard gecko.
So this is one of our top three easiest recommended lizards to take care of
because they are easy to tame, they are always super handleable,
very docile. As you can see, she's just asleep in my hand.
Doesn't even care that I'm a human.
So these guys do require a little bit more of advanced care because they eat every single day.
They need to eat greens and crickets,
and they also eat a variety of insects like dubia roaches, mealworms, superworms, all that stuff.
These guys are mainly just easier to take care of
because you don't have to worry about the humidity.
They're really easy eaters. They love to eat. They're not picky at all,
so they will eat anything out of your hand or out of a bowl. They don't even care.
So these guys are also easier to take care of because they get big
which is awesome for most reptile people,
but they also don't get too big like tegus or iguanas.
Those guys get like 3 feet long. This guy only stays about 18 to 24 inches roughly,
and I mean, that's an adult size right there for you.
See? It takes up my whole forearm, but that's pretty much it.
So these are our easy to take care of lizards at Tye-Dyed Iguana.
I am absolutely in love with this guy right here. He's so sweet.
He just keeps jumping around.
And you guys have an awesome rest of your day!
[Heather] - OHHHH!!!
[Trinity] - Mmm, that's beautiful.
You're absolutely beautiful, sir.